Waste & Recycling Information
Trash Collection
In Lower Makefield Township, trash collection and recycling is provided through private haulers and residents are required to purchase their own service directly. Trash haulers in Lower Makefield Township must provide both trash and recycling collection as part of the normal collection fee. Below is a list of Trash Haulers currently operating within Lower Makefield Township. The Township does not recommend or endorse one provider over another.
Trash Haulers
McCullough
9240 E. Tyburn Road
Morrisville, PA 19067
215-943-7470
RMJ Disposal Services
Bridgewater, NJ
908-905-2002
Waste Management
1224 Hayes Blvd.
Bristol, PA 19007
800-869-5566
Whitetail Disposal
334 Layfield Rd
Perkiomenville, PA 18074
610-754-0103
Trash hauler must provide to the residence curbside recycling. However, these recycling programs do not accept all recyclable items. The Lower Makefield Township Environmental Advisory Council has prepare a 2023 Recycling Guide. This guide addresses items that come up in everyday life but cannot be put in the curbside recycling bin. What follows is an alphabetical list of products and material and where they can be taken for recycling and/or reuse. Most options are free of charge and close to LMT. Guidance on the Bucks County hazardous waste collection events and curbside recycling is also given.
Bucks County Planning Commission 2024 Recycling Guide
Recycling and Disposal Alternatives for Various Household Items
Residential curbside recycling programs will accept some items for recycling, but not all. This guide addresses items that come up in everyday life but cannot be put in the curbside recycling bin. What follows is an alphabetical list of products and material and where they can be taken for recycling and/or reuse. Many options are free of charge and close to LMT. Guidance on the Bucks County hazardous waste collection events and curbside recycling is also given.
2024 Recycling Guide From "A" to "Z"
2024 Ecycling Flyer
2024 Alternatives for Proper Disposal of Appliances
2024 Leftover Paint Flyer
Hazardous Household Waste Disposal
Bucks County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program organizes several collections throughout the county each year for household hazardous waste and unwanted computer equipment. Visit the Bucks County Recycling Web site https://www.buckscounty.gov/444/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Recycling for dates, locations, and general information on recycling.
What Qualifies as Household Hazardous Waste?
- Batteries
- Paints, varnishes, and solvents
- Household cleaners
- Indoor and outdoor pesticides
- Glues and cements
- Antifreeze and other automotive products
- And more